Press ReleasESKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION RECIEVES SAFEWAY CONTRIBUTION TOWARD BREAST INSTITUTE
 
With extreme gratitude, the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation and the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center thanks Safeway for their recent contribution of $200,000 to establish The Breast Institute at Skagit Valley Hospital.
 
We appreciate the passion and true spirit of giving shown by Safeway, its customers and employees who join us in believing the opportunity to find a cure for breast cancer exists in our lifetime.
 
Thank you Safeway!

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The Breast Institute is a new, multidisciplinary approach to assisting and supporting breast cancer patients at Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center. Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients now have a team of experts assisting them. The team includes medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons and radiologists, plus a host of clinical and support personnel. The program provides a fast track to develop a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plan. A patient navigator will assist each patient from scheduling their full-day evaluation to answer patient and family questions, allay fears and outline the groundswell of support available to each individual.

The program will have access to second opinions and teleconferences with experts at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, a partnership of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s. Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center is a formal network affiliate of SCCA, which provides advantages of the research and trials under way at the world-renowned cancer research institutions.

For more information, call The Breast Institute at 360-814-8148